Webinar 6: Specialty ICU – Renal

This webinar is on renal medicine in ICU, featuring Dr Mike Peters (ST6 ICM + renal medicine), Dr Angie Lee and Dr Naresh Rughooputh (Anaesthetics registrars) and ran on 30th April 2020.

Topics covered (times in brackets):

• AKI definition (02:30)
• Urea and creatinine (03:32)
• Aetiology of AKI (04:31)
• Causes of AKI (04:59)
• Management of AKI (08:49)
• Functions of the kidney (14:24)
• Indications for emergency RRT (15:45)
• Terminology of RRT (16:13)
• The RRT machine and filter (17:45)
• Haemodialysis vs haemofiltration (19:55)
• CVVH – continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (21:50)
• CVVF – continuous veno-venous haemodialysis (27:32)
• CVVHDF – continuous vino-venous haemodiafiltration (32:48)
• Prescribing CRRT and troubleshooting (34:06)
• Difference between CRRT and intermittent haemodialysis or haemofiltration (36:08)
• Intermittent haemodialysis and haemofiltration circuits (37:45)
• Q&A (40:30)

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